High Court Rules in Favor of Book Reseller

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court said consumers and companies can resell books and other goods made abroad, rejecting the arguments of publishers in a case that sparked divisions among U.S. businesses.

The justices, in a 6-3 ruling Tuesday, sided with a Thai man who bought inexpensive English-language textbooks offered in developing countries and resold them on eBay to U.S. students who were looking to pay less than the U.S. sticker price...